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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 7, 2022

399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 399 523 446
Slaughter cattle 399 523 446

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,323
1115–1585 1345 65 145.00–150.00 $146.60 $1,972 +0.25
1285–1590 1438 2 135.00–144.00 $139.98 $2,013

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–985 980 2 130.00–144.00 $137.04 $1,343 -6.25
1000–1450 1168 60 145.00–150.00 $146.47 $1,711 +0.13
1040–1415 1205 3 135.00–144.00 $137.89 $1,662
1120–1405 1269 7 140.00–144.00 $142.12 $1,804

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1400 1365 4 90.00–100.00 $97.44 $1,330 -23.22

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1260 1237 3 80.00–95.00 $89.91 $1,112
1285–1520 1360 8 100.00–114.00 $108.97 $1,482
1385 1385 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,773
1275–1605 1468 21 118.00–125.00 $121.57 $1,785
1405–1685 1545 2 105.00–115.00 $109.55 $1,693

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.